The following information is compiled mostly from the research work and files of David James, a descendant of the James family of Clark County, Indiana. My speical thanks to David for contacting me and finally filling in the blanks.

Prior to his email in 2004, I had known very little about the James family and had not located Lizzie with William James in the census records. I now know the reason is that William had died not long after his marriage to Lizzie.

Other James families which I did locate in the census records were Bartlett James who was born in North Carolina in about 1811.  He was located as early as 1840 in the Clark County Federal Census with his wife and three small children. 

In 1850 the family was living in Utica Twp when the census was taken on October 28th.  Bartlett James was listed then as a 39 year-old farmer with wife Margaret age 37 born in PA; Isabella age 17; John age 14; daughter Frances age 8, William P. age 5 (too young to be Lizzie's husband - she was listed as age 12 in 1850); Martha E. age 4; and Josephine age one.  Also listed was 70 year-old Susana, possibly Bartlett's mother who was born in Virginia.

Still living in Utica Twp in August of 1860, Bartlett is listed as a 49 year-old farmer; his wife Margaret age 47; William age 16; Josephine age 11; and Emma age six.  Also listed in the household is 41 year-old John James who was born in North Carolina. 

William James, had been the only other James I located. He was enumerated in the 1860 census living in Jeffersonville Twp with his 34 year-old wife Sarah who was born in Pennsylvania. Their children were Lora B. age 6; Lulu age 4, and Belle age two. 

Thanks to David, I now know this is the same William James. His first wife, as shall be noted further, was Sarah or Sallie Mayberry and the following is his ancestry.

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1. Thomas Russell James - born on 03 Oct 1767; died in 1845.

2. Mary James - born about 1770; married Martin Hitt, son of John Hitt, on 31 Jan 1791 in Fauquier County, Virginia.

3. Sinai James - born about 1772; married John Hitt, Jr., son of John Hitt.

4. James James .

5. Francis James , Jr .

THOMAS RUSSELL JAMES (Francis) was born on 03 Oct 1767 in Virginia. He died 1845 in Clay County, Indiana and was buried in Bee Ridge Cemetery.

Thomas married Hannah White, daughter of William White, on 11 Dec 1787 in Virginia. Hannah was born in 1765 in Fauquier County, Virginia. She died in 1845 and is also buried in Bee Ridge Cemetery.

1. Berryman James - born 16 Jan 1789; died on 16 Dec 1866.
2. Mariah James - born 1791 in Faurquier County, Virginia.
3. Beverly W. James - born 04 Apr 1791; died 26 Aug 1879.
4. Nancy James - born 02 Jul 1793 in Mason County, Kentucky.
5. Thomas James - born 03 Oct 1795 in Mason County, Kentucky; married (1) Catherine Drugget on 17 Dec 1806 in Mason Co. KY.; married (2) Harriet McNary after 1807.
6. Pleasant W. G. James - born 19 Dec 1797 in Mason County, Kentucky; married Anne Duvall on 07 Feb 1831 in Mason Co., KY. Anne was born in 1801 in Mason Co., Kentucky.
7. Mary James - born on 20 Apr 1801 in Mason Co., KY; died about 1851; married Pleasant Baldwin on 08 Oct 1817. Pleasant was born on 03 Jan 1793 in Mason Co., KY and died on 02 Jun 1876.
8. Elizabeth James - born 25 Jun 1803 in Mason County, Kentucky. She married Garrison who was born about 1799.

BERRYMAN JAMES (Thomas Russell, Francis) was born on 16 Jan 1789 in Fauquier County, Virginia. He died on 16 Dec 1866 in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana and was there buried. He married Mary Kenton, daughter of John Kenton and Catherine (Russell) on 15 Jan 1810 in Mason Co. Kentucky. Mary was born on 04 Oct 1788 in Mason Co., Kentucky and died on 13 Jun 1844 in Clay County, Indiana.

Berryman later married Nancy Pinkley sometime after 1844 in Clay Co., Indiana.

1. Catherine R. James - born in 1810; died in 1889 in Clay County, Indiana. She married Benjamin Willoughby on 15 Oct 1829 in Mason Co., Kentucky.

2. William H. James - born 11 Sep 1811; died on 06 Jul 1837 in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. He married Elizabeth Smith.

3. John Kenton James - born 1814 in Mason County, Kentucky and was buried in Waverly Cemetery, Lafayette County, Missouri. He married Celia Ann Wallace.

4. Thomas Russell James - born 06 Nov 1818; died on 17 Apr 1880.

5. Nancy James - born in 1819; married George W. Willoughby on 25 Jan 1835 in Clay County, Indiana.

6. Frances Mary James - born 1820 in Mason County, Kentucky. Frances married Alexander Tiffee on 29 Sep 1844 in Clay County, Indiana.

7. George Washington James - born 04 Dec 1822 in Mason County, Kentucky. He died 09 Jan 1904 in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana and was buried in Bee Ridge Cemetery. He married (1) Ruth Nance Poe on 29 Sep 1844 in Brazil, Clay Co., IN; and (2) Mary E. Sarchet on 19 Mar 1851 in Clay County, Indiana.

8. Benjamin Kenton James - born 1826 in Mason County, Kentuck; married Elizabet h Lane.

9. Martha Jane James - born 01 Apr 1828; died on 23 Mar 1899.

10. Mariah James - born 20 Nov 1830 in Monroe County, Indiana; died on 28 Jan 1888 in Brazil, Clay County, Indiana. Mariah married Benjamin F. Shattuck on 15 Apr 1852.

BEVERLY WILLIAM JAMES (Thomas Russell, Francis) was born on 04 Apr 1791 in Fauquier Co., Virginia. He died 26 Aug 1879 in Jeffersonville, Indiana and was buried in Eastern Cemetery. It should be noted that his tombstone erroneously reads "April 14,1791." [View Obituary]

Beverly, along with many other families, migrated from Virginia to Kentucky via the Ohio River and landed in Mason County at Maysville. His brother Berryman also came through here and eventually went on to Bloomington, Indiana.

Although married three times, it is believed the first two marriages were brief. It is believed he first married Mary Eubanks on 14 Jan 1814 in Fauquier County, Virginia, and then a woman by the name of Melissa in about 1816.

On 15 Nov 1817 he married Matilda Day in Mason County, Kentucky. Matilda was born on 10 Jul 1797 in Mason County, Kentucky. She died 11 Oct 1878 in Jeffersonville, Indiana and was buried in Eastern Cemetery of that city. [View Obituary]

Beverly traveled through Indiana to the Bloomington area and settled in Charlestown, Indiana and then Jeffersonville, Indiana. It was in Jeffersonville that he established himself as a doctor and a school teacher. He was elected as Judge of Clark Circuit Court in 1828 and was at this time, also the editor of the Charlestown newspaper called the Statesman.

In about 1830 he bought/built a two story home on the corner of Fulton and Maple in Jeffersonville. His obituary reveals that several family funerals were held at this residence, most notably that of William James in 1872.

1. Lucetta James - born 25 Apr 1817 in Mason Co., Kentucky; died on 04 Aug 1819 and was buried in Charlestown Cemetery in Clark Co., IN.
2. Mary James - born 19 Oct 1818 in Mason Co., Kentucky; died on 11 Sep 1908.
3. Martha James - born 11 Dec 1820 in Mason Co., Kentucky; died on 29 Sep 1906.
4. William James - born 04 Oct 1822 in Mason Co., Kentucky; died on 14 Dec 1872.
5. Presley James - born 1827; died on 16 Sep 1828 and was buried in Charlestown Cemetery in Clark County, Indiana.
6. Maria James - born in 1828.
7. Matilda James - born 1829; died 13 Dec 1845 and was buried in Charlestown Cemetery in Clark Co., Indiana.
8. Hannah James - born 16 Aug 1831; died on 22 Nov 1921 and was buried in Jeffersonville, Indiana. She married Dr. Daniel Austin who was born on 21 May 1827. He died 22 Nov 1921 and was buried in Jeffersonville, Indiana.
9. Morris James - born in 1834.
10. Malissa James - born in August of 1838 and died on 10 Sep 1838. She was buried in Charlestown Cemetery in Clark Co., Indiana.
11. Eliza J. James - born in 1841; died in 1922.
12. Pleasant James - born about 1845 and died after 1901. He resided in Ocean Beach, California and had married Anna Bell Horr, daughter of Warren Horr, on 22 Jan 1873. Anna was born about 1847 in Oregon Township, Indiana and died on 26 Jan 1901.

Thomas married Mariah Henderson Wallace on 10 Apr 1843 in Lexington, Kentucky. Mariah was born about 1820 in Waverly, Missouri.

1. Elizabeth Christina James - born after 1843.
2. Franklin James - born in Waverly, Lafayette Co., Missouri. He died in Colorado.
3. Mary James - born in Waverly, Lafayette Co., Missouri. She married William Traeder in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado.
4. Susan A. James - born in Waverly, Lafayette Co., Missouri.
5. Russell James - died on 02 Oct 1862.
6. William Cyrus James - died on 02 Jun 1866 in Fayettsville, Arkansas.
7. Rovelah James - born in Waverly, Lafayette Co., Missouri; she married Mr. Ledford.
8. Jessie Maria James - date born unknown.
9. Earl James - date born unknown.
10. George Washington James - born on 28 Nov 1852. He married (1) Alice M. Scott; married (2) Mary Alice Griffith.

MARTHA JANE JAMES (Berryman, Thomas Russell, Francis) was born on 01 Apr 1828 in Monroe Co., Indiana. She died on 23 Mar 1899 and was buried in Bee Ridge Cemetery in Clay County, Indiana.

Martha married Abbott George Shultz on 15 Nov 1847 in Fountain County, Indiana. They had one son, Francis Berryman Shultz who was born on 15 Jan 1857. Francis died on 08 Apr 1933.

MARY JAMES (Beverly W., Thomas Russell, Francis) was born on 19 Oct 1818 in Mason Co., Kentucky. She died on 11 Sep 1908 in Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana.

Mary married Isaac Goodwin, son of Amos Goodwin and Amelia (Dunn) in February of 1841. Isaac was born on 23 May 1818 in Clark Co., Indiana and died on 19 Sep 1883 in Charlestown. His brother Willis, married Mary's sister Martha.

1. Amelia Ann Goodwin - born about 1840.
2. Maria Goodwin - born 25 Mar 1843; died in 1874. She married William McCoy.
3. William Goodwin - born on 20 May 1846; married Leena Goodwin.
4. Amos Goodwin - born on 17 Jan 1848; died about 1905.
5. Mary Belle Goodwin - born in 1858; married John D. Sharpe.
6. Beverly Goodwin - born about 1862.
7. Charles Goodwin - born about 1873.

Martha married Willis W. Goodwin, son of Willis Wallace Goodwin and Kate (Holland) on 18 Oct 1838. Willis was born on 21 May 1814 in Jeffersonville, Indiana and died 22 May 1873. He was buried in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

1. Cooper Goodwin - died in January of 1885.
2. Willis Beverly Goodwin - born 08 Mar 1842; died 11 Feb 1887.
3. Katherine Matilda Goodwin - born 31 Aug 1840; married James A. Post.
4. G. Goodwin - born on 08 Aug 1844; died1 01 Jan 1845.
5. Alexandra Campbell Goodwin - was born on 03 Jun 1846.
6. William Calvin Goodwin - born 09 Feb 1849; died in 1850.
7. Florence May Goodwin - born 08 May 1852; died on 05 Jan 1909.
8. Astley Cooper Goodwin - born 09 Nov 1854; died on 01 Jan 1885.

In the 1860 Clark Co., Indiana Federal Census, William is enumerated with wife Sarah and their three children residing in the city of Jeffersonville. In 1870 William, aged 47, is living at the home of Beverly W. James. The household also includes his mother Matilda, and four children: Lora, Luella, Belle, and William, Jr. speculating that sometime after the death of his wife Sarah on the 21st of October 1867, he had temporarily moved home.

William married (1) Sarah "Sallie" E. Mayberry on 28 May 1851 in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Sallie was born in 1826 and died on 21 Oct 1867. She was buried in Walnut Ridge Cemetery, Clarksville, Indiana.

On March 13, 1872 William James married Elizabeth "Lizzy" Daily, daughter of David Wise Daily and his wife Mary (Shirley). After only nine months of marriage, William James died on the 14th of December. He is buried beside his first wife, Sallie (Mayberry) in the Walnut Ridge Cemetery, in Jeffersonville, Indiana. [View Obituary]

1. Infant James - born on 25 Apr 1852; he died 24 Nov 1852.
2. Lora B. James - born about 1854. She died 05 Dec 1893 and was buried on 14 Apr 1894 in Lot 62, Sec B of Walnut Ridge Cemetery in Clarksville, Indiana.
3. Luella James - born about 1856.
4. Belle James - born about 1858.
5. William James - born in 1861.

Although William James died in 1872, Lizzie had a son on 13 Aug 1875 whom she named James Beverly James. Lizzie never remarried after the death of her husband William and she and her son Jimmy were enumerated in her mother's household in the 1880 Clark County Indiana Federal Census.

Francis married Louise Jane Berry on 24 Oct 1877 in Stinesville, Monroe Co., Indiana. Louise was born on 06 Mar 1867 in Monroe Co, Indiana and died on 30 Jun 1946 in Martinsville, Morgan Co., Indiana. She was buried in Owen Co., Indiana.

Francis and Louise were the parents of: Raymond who married Bea Walden; Josie Elizabeth who married (1) Charles Goss and (2) Charles Albert Crismore; Oscar Francis who married Margaret Truax; George Merritt who married Ursula Grandame.

James married Theodocia Burr Lewman, daughter of Samuel Prather Lewman and Ann Eliza (Holman) in 1901 in Charlestown, Indiana. Theodocia was born on 20 May 1875 in Clark County, Indiana. She died on 30 May 1946 in Charlestown, Indiana. They had one son, David Lewman James who was born on 14 Aug 1901 and passed away on 08 Feb 1967.

David married Anna Barnwell Farmer, daughter of James Houston Farmer and Halie Green (Smith) and were the parents of three children. Anna was born on 26 Jan 1910 in Beattyville, Kentucky and passed away on 12 Jun 1963 in Louisville Kentucky. She was laid to rest in Clarkson, Kentucky.